How to Use burden of proof in a Sentence

burden of proof

noun phrase

• The green card process is long and drawn out, and the burden of proof is on the couple.
  — New York Times, 19 Apr. 2018
• And that is fatal to the claims in this case, for which the plaintiffs, not Google, bear the burden of proof.
  — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 7 Aug. 2024
• That is a burden of proof that no doubt warms the cockles of Adam Schiff’s heart.
  — Jonah Goldberg, National Review, 30 Oct. 2019
• The burden of proof in this case will be on Landan, Haden said.
  — Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal, 14 Dec. 2017
• The burden of proof is on the state of Washington, not on the defense.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2019
• The burden of proof is on the government, not on the defense.
  — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2023
• As our readers know, the burden of proof is on the speaker.
  — Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 6 June 2018
• The judge then decides the state has met its burden of proof and the chef is charged with murder.
  — Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
• The judge ruled the burden of proof had not been met for this assertion.
  — Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
• The new deal shifts the burden of proof regarding such harm.
  — The Economist, 12 Dec. 2019
• The burden of proof shifts to the defense, which must show that at the time of the killing, Schmidt was legally insane.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2019
• The judge decides the state has met its burden of proof and will proceed with charges against Lisa.
  — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
• The patient must take on the burden of proof to show that is necessary.
  — Kinsey Crowley, The Courier-Journal, 24 June 2024
• The change would shift the burden of proof on whether a cancer was job related.
  — Mike Hendricks, kansascity, 20 Dec. 2017
• The judge told the courtroom that the prosecution had failed to meet its burden of proof.
  — Paula Rogo, Essence.com, 15 Feb. 2018
• The presumption of innocence and the burden of proof are not just words.
  — Rebekah Riess, CNN, 17 June 2023
• Under due process, the accuser has the burden of proof.
  — Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2018
• Adultery was the one grounds for a legal split in those days, and the burden of proof was on the spouse seeking an exit.
  — Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 28 July 2024
• Russell ruled Hudson had not met the burden of proof for a peace order.
  — Alison Knezevich, baltimoresun.com, 11 July 2019
• With claims as fantastic as these, isn’t the burden of proof on Grusch?
  — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 31 July 2023
• Shaw concurred that the plaintiff, who had the burden of proof, had failed to show that Baker didn't live in the home before the deadline.
  — Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, 23 Apr. 2018
• Translation: The burden of proof is on the one who declares, not on one who denies.
  — Roy S. Johnson | [e-mail], al, 7 Nov. 2019
• The burden of proof is different in the civil suits, Houlé explained.
  — Maeve McDermott, USA TODAY, 25 May 2018
• In a criminal case, the government has a burden of proof.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2023
• The burden of proof is on the landlord; violating this law could mean paying the tenant up to twice the amount of the deposit.
  — Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2023
• Number two: The burden of proof is on me and on my company and my partnerships to prove it.
  — Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
• As always, the burden of proof rests with the speaker, so the president once again earns Four Pinocchios.
  — Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2018
• Moreover, the law has shifted the burden of proof onto the victim, experts told CNN.
  — Samra Zulfaqar, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
• As a public figure, Luke will be subject to a higher burden of proof in court.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2023
• And all else equal, the regulators’ burden of proof clearly should be heavier in the first case than in the second.
  — K.n.c., The Economist, 7 Feb. 2020

Last Updated: 8 Dec 2024